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Quantitative Aptitude
Algebra - 3
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real numbers?
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How many terms in the expansion of (a – b)30 will be negative if a and b are positive

(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 15

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(4) 30

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Question – 1
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Which term is independent of x in the expansion of  x 2   ?
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(1) 8th term (2) 9th term (3) 10th term (4) 11th term

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Question – 2
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expansion of (x + y)100 + (x – y)100 is
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The sum of coefficients of the terms which do not contain odd powers of x in the

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(1) 2100 (2) 2 99 (3) (2 – 2)
100 (4)
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Question – 3
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Find the sum of the coefficients of all the powers of x in  4x –  .
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(1) 220 (2) 0 (3) 420 (4) 320

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Question – 4
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The coefficient of x7 in the expansion of (1 – x2 + x3) (1 + x)10 is

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(1) 75 (2) 78 (3) 85 (4) None of these

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Question – 5
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In the expansion of (a + b + c)20, find

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A. Number of terms?
B. Coefficient of a17b2c?
C. Sum of the coefficients

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Question – 6
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In the expansion of (1 + x + x2)20, find

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A. Number of terms?
B. Coefficient of x4?

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Question – 7
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Find the coefficient of x4 in the expansion of (1 – x + x2)5.

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Question – 8
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Inequality

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How many of the following statements is/are universally true?

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A. If x > a; y > b then x – y > a – b
B. If x > a then x2 > a2
C. If a < x/c < b then ac < x < bc

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Question – 9
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How many integer values of x satisfy ?
x 1 5 x  4
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Question – 10
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value of X is
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If 20X < Y, 23(X – 1) > Y, and 21X + Y = 500, X and Y are both positive integers, the

(1) 10 (2) 11 (3) 12

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Question – 11
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If 3  p  10 and 12  q  21, then the difference between the largest and smallest

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29
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(2) 29
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Question – 12
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Given that –1  v  1, –2  u  – 0.5 and – 2  z  – 0.5 and w =
following is necessarily true?
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, then which of the

(1) – 0.5  w  2 (2) – 4  w  4

C(3) – 4  w  2 la (CAT 2003(L))
(4) – 2  w  – 0.5

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Question – 13
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A shop stores x kg of rice. The first customer buys half this amount plus half a kg of
rice. The second customer buys half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. Then

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the third customer also buys’ half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice.
Thereafter, no rice is left in the shop. Which of the following best describes the value of
x?
(1) 2  x  6 (2) 5  x  8
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Question – 14
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Which of the following values of P satisfy the inequality P(P – 3) < 4P – 12?

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(1) P > 13, P < 51 (2) 24  P < 71 (3) 3 < P < 4

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Question – 15
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(1) x < 1, x < 
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The solution set of 2x2 – x – 3 < 0 in the set of all real numbers x such that

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(2) > x > 1 (3) –1 < x < (4) –1 < x <
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Question – 16
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Find x, if x2 – 5x + 4  0 and x  3.
(1) x  4 (2) 1  x  4 (3) 3  x  4
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Question – 17
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What values of x satisfy x2/3 + x1/3 – 2  0 (x is a real number)?
(1) – 8  x  1 (2) – 1  x  8
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Question – 18
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How many integers a are there such that 9x2 + 3ax + (a + 5) > 0 for all values of x?

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(1) 7 (2) 8 (3) 9 (4) 10

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Question – 19
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The range of values of x which satisfy the inequality
2x  x  18
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 0 is

(1) x  9 or x  8 (2) 8  x  9 (3) x  9

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Question – 20
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What is the solution set for (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) (x – 4) > 0?

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Question – 21
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How many integers satisfy the condition (x + 10) (x + 7) (x + 4) (x – 4) (x – 7) < 0?

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Question – 22
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If x < y, then which of the following is always true?
 x  y   y (2) x  xy  y
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(1) x  (3) x < y2 – x2 < y (4) x < xy < y
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Question – 23
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The value of  21C1  10 C1    21C2  10 C2    21C3  10 C3    21C 4  10 C 4      21C10  10 C10  is

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(1) 221 – 210 (2) 220 – 29

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(3) 220 – 210
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(4) 221 – 211

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Question – 24
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satisfy the above inequality, where
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f(x) = (x2 – 100)(x2 – 81)(x2 – 64)...(x2 – 1) < 0. How many values of x are possible that

p is any natural number and q =  2

(1) 20 (2) 10
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Question – 25